Crocodile named MICHAEL JACKSON kills man in front of his wife

KING OF POP: Crocodile Michael Jackson was shot dead after he killed a man [Adelaide River Queen Jumping Crocodile Cruises/Facebook]

The 15-foot beast attacked the 57-year-old man while he was fishing in the Adelaide River in Australia – which is notorious for the deadly predators that live there.

Entering the river to unsnag his fishing line, the unnamed man was grabbed by the croc and dragged into the water.

His wife didn't see her husband taken, but turned round when she heard a scream – and saw a tail splashing in the water.

Police Superintendent Jo Foley said: "[The victim] was there with his wife and he was fishing on the water's edge.

"[His wife] left the scene because she saw this happen."

ATTRACTION: Crocs in the river would jump for food in front of thrilled tourists [GETTY: FILE PIC]

“If you're not going to look after yourself, you'll find yourself being eaten”

Tour operator boss Rob Marchand

Police later discovered the body of the victim before tracking down the croc and shooting it dead.

The reptile was well-known to tourist operators in the area, who would take vicitors out aon the river to show killer corcs leap from the water to snatch chicken carcasses suspended from poles.

It was named after the King of Pop because of its rare Albino colouring.

Rob Marchand, owner of Wallaroo Tours, which runs Jumping Croc cruises across the river from where the man was taken, said of the animal: "Michael Jackson was one in a million, and unfortunately being an albino would have been picked on by all the others.

"The croc has only been doing what nature intends it to do, and that's survive...

"If you're not going to look after yourself, you'll find yourself being eaten."